Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-10
THE GEORGE EXPOSE.
Birds of a Feather Who Flock With
George.

on pseudo political economy. In England
and America ne was known as one who
was exploiting certain plausible theories
about the ownership of land. Those same
theories had been "bOOmed" in former
generations. but like the Jokes OF Joe
Miller, they were new To this generation,
and so passed for Mr.. Georges
own creation. He proposed a remedy for
the ills of life. BE was listened to. He
WAS put up as a candidate for Mayor oil
New York and he received large vote.
He was a fraud. His nomination sprang
from a shrewd understanding on the part
of the agitators of New York that he was
the one man who could unite the vote OF
the discontented. The extreme wing of
the SOcialistic party of New York set at
work and speedily secured for Mr.. George
the pledge of considerable vote.
So much is history. 1t is written al
ready of last year. OF this year the his
tory is still to be written. 1t is simply an
exposure of the hollow and hypocrltiCal
methods OF q man who is still holding
himself up ~ candidate for popular
suffrage.
His denunciatiOn of socialism OF late
have heen too conspicuous to need recapl-
iuIatibn. He has, so he fOndly deems, cut
loose from the Socialists, and is now bid.
ding for an opposing vote. But who are
his associates and helpers in this laudable
work. lie is now running for Secretary Oi
State and repudiating socialism. Last
year he was running for Mayor OF New
York and soliciting the Socialist vote. Is
Henry George a Socialist, or Is he honest
in denOuncing the Socialists? There are
two ways OF Judging His works, as pub
lished, afford one way. The company he
keeps to-day affords another. As to his
works few minutes study of the books
he has published show that he is in hearty
sympathy, OF he was, with socialism. lie
has expressed himself in no uncertain
words Oh the subject, and these works are
still published lat profit to HIM as cam
paign documents.
As to the company he keeps, few ex-
ample, will be enough, the cases cited can
easily he followed up by the citation oil
Others. Who are Mr.. Henry GeOrge's lieu
tenants? They are Socialists, Communists,
Anarchists, Dynamiters, members OF the
famous ''Internationals, and excommuni-
Gates of the Roman Catholic Church.
John J. McMackin is one OF the prlncl-
pal supporters of this arch-pretender oi
socialism, aud has been among the most
prominent of all those who have given
certain spurious dignity To his move
ment.
When Victoria Woodruff was at the
climax. or near it, OF her movement Oi agl-
tatiOn in America i'll 1869 or 1870, theIe
WIS organized at her house i'll this city an
American section of the lnternatiOnalS,
and in 1871 a second section was organ
lied in the same place. Mr.. McMackln
was q member of one of these sections.
Later this worthy became an Irish dyna-
miter, and spoke at meeting In Cooper
Union held last spring to boom the cause
80 dear to O'Donovan Rosa.
His part in the George campaign OF last
year is we'll remembered. While he had
| the management of Georges movements
in that campaign he approved the issue of
one of the most radical documents ever
published in New York. 1t was circulated
| as n campaign document. 1t was paid for
| out OF the campaign funds OF the George
party 1t was pamphlet written by DIR.
| Aveling, urging from Socialist stand
point that ali the Socialists should vote
| for George.
DIR. Aveling is the famous agitatOr who
married the daughter of Carl Marx, and
who recently made lecturing tour IN this
country in company with his wife at the
expense of the Socialists.
John J. Bealin is another prominent
/ N Il,
raving, red-hOt socialist, dynamiter, an
archist and revOlutionist, aS pronounced
| in his utterances as NrOOman or Secretary
Rosenberg, until be was appointed door
| keeper of the Syracuse convention. Since
then he has been a George man. lie has
privately said dozen times or more that
| he did not believe in George, but that
made no difference.
John Z. Archibald is another of MIR.
Georges prominent helpers; he Joins his
master continually in the denunClation OF
Socialists and their methods. Yet MIR.
Archibald is an Irish reyOlutiOniSt of the
most radical type. He has identified him
self with the extremists among the patriots
of the old country, and was one among
those who were eNcOmmunicated by the
Archbishop of Dublin and, rising from his
seat, he led out from the Cathedral the
party of agitators who were eXcommunica-
ted together with him. His sympathies
have always been with the enemies OF or
ganiled society. He is George man.
2One more among Mr.. Georges pals de-
serves briel mention; it is William McCahe.
Possibly his socialistic tendencies are open
to question, as he has been close to Mr..
George for many years and has only been
Socialist when Mr. George WAS one and
when he got salary for it. He came to
New York eight or nine years ago and was
an active Socialist agitatOr until 1882 or
lSS3. lie thereby secured the position OF
editor of the Voice ut a salary Of $50 week.
lie WAS Socialist until he lost that place.
Now he is George man.
The list given above is n short one. II
il by no means complete. If the small
army of George adherents should he cata
Iogued il would be found to resemble Fal
stats army, even more than it does the
famous one that David gathered together
i in the cave of Adulum.